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Making Letter S

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Today I’m sharing a variety of ways to make the letter S in preschool.

making letter S in preschool

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the letter S 1

I printed a giant letter S, and my preschooler filled it with square color tiles.  (These are a great manipulative to own! We find a lot of uses for them.)

the letter S 2

Next, he made an S out of sea shells.   As a child I lived by the beach, so we always had jars of sea shells we’d gathered. Now I’m planted in the Midwest, so my son used sea shells I bought at a craft store.

the letter S 3

He made an S out of string.

the letter S 7

He used his finger to write the letter in salt.

the letter S 4

When we switch to pencil (or marker!) and paper, we always start with these letters of all sizes handwriting pages.   Sometimes my Four isn’t up for the smallest letters, so we just leave them.

the letter S 5

My level 2 pages are a great next step.

the letter S 6

My Four is modeling how to begin our level 3 pages, but he didn’t actually complete it.  If my kids are ready for them, we start these pages at age four. But if they are resistant, we set them aside.  So far my kids have been most ready for these as they get close to turning five (or soon afterward).

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    October 16, 2024 at 10:44 pm

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    • Heather Groth, Customer Support

      October 17, 2024 at 6:19 am

      I just sent you an email about this, Mia!

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